The life-changing bestseller and global phenomenon on the power of rest and the lessons we can
learn from nature to get us through life's hardest moments. THE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLER 'Every bit as beautiful and healing as the season itself' Elizabeth Gilbert
bestselling author of Eat Pray Love 'Absolutely beautiful' Cheryl Strayed bestselling
author of Wild 'My favourite book of the last five years' Caitlin Moran bestselling author
of How to be a Woman ----- We all have fallow periods of life times when we must retreat
to care for and repair ourselves. Wintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on these
fallow moments showing us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that
like the seasons our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life. A moving memoir
interwoven with lessons from literature mythology and the natural world May's story offers
instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many
sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath swimming
in icy waters and sailing arctic seas. Ultimately Wintering invites us to change how we
relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds
nourishment in deep retreat joy in the hushed beauty of winter and encouragement in
understanding life as cyclical not linear. A secular mystic May forms a guiding philosophy
for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season. Whether
you're reading this in the dead of winter or the height of summer Wintering is the beautiful
moving and life-changing memoir teaching us to draw from the healing powers of the natural
world and to embrace the winters of our own lives. Praise for Wintering: 'The book
equivalent of a perfectly timed hug you didn't know you needed' Nora McInerny host of hit
podcase Terrible Thanks for Asking 'A beautiful gentle exploration of the dark season of
life and the light of spring that eventually follows ' Raynor Winn author of The Salt Path
'Wise radical and comforting ... A thought-provoking joy to read.' Lucy Jones author of
Losing Eden 'A splendid and soul-salving read' Maria Popova author of The Cosiest Place on
the Moon ' A memoir to savour and inspire and a warm witty meditation on the darkest
seasons of our lives' Leah Hazard author of Hard Pushed 'An empowering and touching read
that will inspire a survivalist spirit on even the darkest days' Town and Country Magazine
